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Polly Umrigar
Pahlan Ratanji Umrigar
Born: 28 March 1926, Sholapur, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Parsees, Mumbai, Gujarat, India.
Known As: Polly Umrigar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Bombay, 2nd Test, 1948/49
Last Test: India v West Indies at Kingston, 5th Test, 1961/62
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 59 94 8 3631 223 42.22 12 14 33 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 787.3 262 1473 35 42.08 6-74 2 0 135.0 1.87
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1944/45 - 1962/63)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 243 350 41 16155 252* 52.28 49 216 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 8348 325 25.68 7-32 14 2
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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One of the all time greats of Indian cricket, Polly Umrigar was a
heroic figure from the late forties to the early sixties, almost
always shining in a losing cause. Despite this, when he retired, he
held the most important records - most Tests, most runs, most
hundreds. In fact his records stood from 1962 to 1978 when they were
broken by a certain Sunil Gavaskar. A burly six footer, Umrigar was a
commanding figure at the crease - whether batting, bowling, directing
operations as captain or standing in his usual position at first
slip. Umrigar excelled in full blooded drives but he could also hook
and pull powerfully. As a bowler, he was an accurate off spinner and
could even open the bowling, sending down outswingers. He was a
brilliant versatile fielder.
Either as batsman, bowler or captain, he helped shape the few Indian
triumphs of his time. For 30 years he held the record of getting the
highest score by an Indian on tour - 252 not out against Cambridge
University in 1959. As a bowler, his finest hour was when he took four
for 27 while helping India to defeat mighty Australia at Kanpur in
1959. A shrewd captain, he led India in eight Tests, winning two and
losing two before he resigned the captaincy at Madras against West
Indies in 1959 following a misunderstanding with the selectors. He is
only one of two Indian cricketers (Vinoo Mankad being the other) to
score a century and take five wickets in an innings - a feat he
achieved against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1962. Umrigar was the
first Indian to hit a Test double century. After retirement, he has
continued to serve Indian cricket as chairman of the selection
committee, tour manager and BCCI executive secretary.(Partab Ramchand)
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